Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Morocco (Ratification: 1963)

Other comments on C111

Observation

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Sexual harassment. The Committee notes that, in reply to its comments concerning sexual harassment at work, the Government has provided detailed information on the TAMKINE programme (2008–2011) which aims to prevent and protect women and girls from all forms of violence (physical, verbal, psychological, sexual and economic) and emphasizes the need for autonomy for women and girls. While noting this information, the Committee observes that it does not provide a basis for identifying the action taken or the measures adopted to prevent sexual harassment at work and to combat this type of discrimination. However, the Committee notes, according to the assessment of the situation of equality/equity in the employment, vocational training and social protection sector, published in June 2010 by the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training, that the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace remains taboo, and victims continue to remain silent out of fear of reprisals and threats to their employment, and through fear of the reactions of their own families. The Committee strongly encourages the Government to take measures to prevent acts of sexual harassment at the workplace, for example through action to raise the awareness of employers, workers and the public in general with a view to combating the respective stereotypes and prejudices. With a view to supplementing and reinforcing the legal protection of workers against sexual harassment, the Committee also invites the Government to envisage the inclusion in the Labour Code of provisions defining and explicitly prohibiting sexual harassment in employment and occupation and establishing protection against any reprisals. The Committee once again hopes that the Bill to combat violence against women will take into account the elements set out in its general observation of 2002 on this issue, and it requests the Government to provide a copy of the Act once it has been adopted.

Domestic workers. The Committee notes that, according to the Government’s report, the procedure for the adoption of the Bill on domestic work, initiated in 2006, is still continuing. In this respect, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to the adoption by the International Labour Conference in June 2011 of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), and its accompanying Recommendation No. 201. Recalling that domestic workers are excluded from the scope of the Labour Code, the Committee encourages the Government to take the necessary measures to finalize the Bill on domestic work with a view to its adoption, and it hopes that the Act will duly take into account the principle of equality of opportunity and treatment set out in the Convention. Please provide a copy of the text once it has been adopted.

Application in practice. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the composition, mission and activities, partners and interventions of the Centre for Information, Documentation and Studies on Women (CMIDEF). The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the tangible activities undertaken by the CMIDEF for the benefit of women, particularly with regard to employment, the various occupations and vocational training.